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Entries from September 2005

Yahoo! Site Explorer

September 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Yahoo has something new called the Yahoo! Site Explorer.

Site Explorer allows you to explore all the web pages indexed by Yahoo! Search. View the most popular pages from any site, dive into a comprehensive site map, and find pages that link to that site or any page.

This almost feels like a referer page, but cached […]

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Tags: technology

What kind of style do you have?

September 28th, 2005 · No Comments

I was shocked to find out this morning that Visual Studio 2005 did something I don’t like.
It made :

Foo f = new Foo( “bar” );

Into:

Foo f = new Foo(”bar”);

You may not notice the difference, but I do. I’m a big fan of style, mainly because I like clean looking code.
For the same reason, […]

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Tags: code

Lexar - USB Flash Drives - JumpDrive Secure

September 27th, 2005 · No Comments

Lexmar has a usb drive called the JumpDrive Secure II which touts:

JumpDrive Secure II comes preloaded with advanced security software that lets you protect your data securely, quickly and easily. Creating a secure area using both password protection and 256-bit AES encryption is a snap. Simply drag files to the secure area and […]

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Tags: technology

USCF regulations

September 27th, 2005 · No Comments

I thought this was interesting, so I figured I’d share:

Warning: Using any form of dietary supplement may result in a positive test for prohibited substances leading to a suspension and/or other penalties. Vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids and other dietary supplements may contain prohibited or illegal substances that may or may not be […]

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Tags: bike

CVS one-time-video + RC plane = Fun for everyone

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

MAKE has a link to a guy who put one of the disposable CVS cameras to use with his RC plane.
Another link talks about adding Night vision as well.
In related news, a co-worker has just returned from the east coast with one of these in his pocket for yours truly.
I’ll have to see about […]

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Tags: diy

Bicycle Climbs of Seattle

September 26th, 2005 · 1 Comment

This was so on my to-do list.
Someone has taken the Google maps API and created Bicycle Climbs of Seattle.
You can add climbs yourself by emailing him, and there looks to be an RSS feed (that seems to be broken at the moment.

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Tags: bike

Beer Can Padlock Shim

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

This goes right along with using a bic pen to open your kryptonite lock.
The iHacked people have a full fledged howto on making a shim for your combo locks.

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Tags: diy

Space elevator robot passes 1,000-foot mark - Space.com - MSNBC.com

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

I missed this on Friday (vacation), but the Washington based Liftport Group has successfully tested their robot climber to 1,000 feet.
Full story here.

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Tags: technology · news

3474

September 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Just a small note saying that I’ve surpassed last year’s mileage (which that year surpassed the previous year).
I’ve been trying for the past two years to hit 5,000 so we’ll have to see what I can do in the next 3 months and one week.

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Tags: bike

You can never be too careful

September 22nd, 2005 · No Comments

King County prosecutors have charged a Redmond man who said he may have been under the influence of several drugs when he allegedly drove into a group of bicyclists, then fled.

I’m going to skip the fact that as a cyclist you’re going to have to deal with people who are under the influence, and why […]

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Tags: bike